The glow of authentic local clay.
Earth-friendly pottery (est. 1994), Ecological luxury, Tea art, sculptures, and flowerpots. Ceramic artist Eva Spoof. Creating sustainable solar energy powered wild clay ceramics.
Photo courtesy of Elina Boström/Arteflors
UDUMBARA pottery´s (est. 1994) products are made from wild, natural clay from the small village of Kultela in Somero, Southwestern Finland.
The material gives the products a wonderfully rich earthy character. By choosing this local raw material Udumbara wants to emphasize the unique and ecological value of wild clay.
Thanks to the Kultela clay's porous nature, its rich iron, and other mineral content, tea brewed in wild clay ware develops a richer flavour.
Photo courtesy of Elina Boström/Arteflors
UDUMBARA keramiks produkter tillverkas i Berghäll i Helsingfors av äkta inhemsk rödlera från Kultela tegelfabrik. Materialet ger kärlen en underbart robust och jordnära karaktär.
Udumbara vill genom sitt val av råvara betona det unika värdet hos inhemsk naturlera. Finländsk naturlera är ett varmt, hemtrevligt och framförallt ekologiskt val. Den är en ekologisk råvara eftersom den inte kräver någon invecklad behandling för att kunna användas och för att leran bränns till färdiga produkter i låg temperatur.
Photo by Heli Blåfield , Samuji home
UDUMBARA keramiikan tuotteet valmistetaan Helsingin Kalliossa aidosta kotimaisesta Kultelan tiilitehtaan punasavesta. Materiaali luo astioihin ihanan rehevän maanläheisen luonteen.
Tuotteidensa raaka-ainevalinnalla Udumbara haluaa korostaa ainutlaatuisen kotimaisen luonnonsaven arvoa. Suomalainen luonnonsavi on lämminhenkinen, kodikas ja ennenkaikkea ekologinen valinta, sillä se ei raaka-aineena vaadi monimutkaista prosessointia ja se poltetaan matalassa lämpötilassa aurinkoenergialla valmiiksi tuotteeksi.
Photo by Nina Skogster
Photo Karin Lindroos/ Nord-T
UDUMBARA pottery products are made by hand in Kallio, Helsinki, from genuine local clay from the Kultela. The material gives the products a wonderfully rich earthy character. By choosing this local raw material Udumbara wants to emphasize the unique value of natural clay. Finnish natural clay is warm, homely and above all an ecological choice.
Photo courtesy of Joanna Konarzewski-Glazman
Wildclay Matcha bowl.
ウドゥンバラ・ UDUMBARA
ウドゥンバラ・セラミックスの陶器商品は、ヘルシンキのカッリオで、クルテレ村の煉瓦工場で生産された純国産赤粘土から造られます。この材料は陶器に大地の恵み豊かなナチュラルな感触をもたらします。
陶器商品を通じてウドゥンバラはフィンランドの特殊な天然粘土の価値を強調したいのです。フィンランドの天然粘土は暖かみがあり、一般に親しみのある素材です。また複雑な加工が必要なく、低温で出来上がりの商品に焼成できるので、環境にも優しい選択です。
Photo by Nina Skogster.
Wildclay terracotta flowerpots. Photo by Nina Skogster
“Meanwhile, let us have a sip of tea. The afternoon glow is brightening the bamboos, the fountains are bubbling with delight, the soughing of the pines is heard in our kettle. Let us dream of evanescence and linger in the beautiful foolishness of things.”
― Kakuzō Okakura, The Book of Tea
Photo by Nelli Kivelä/ Nellikuvaa
UDUMBARA Studio & Gallery
Ecological luxury.
Earth-friendly pottery, Tea Art, sculpture, and flowerpots. Creating high-quality solar energy powered wild clay ceramics.
We welcome visitors to our studio Helsinki, just make an appointment first at https://udumbara.youcanbook.me/
Online store: https://holvi.com/shop/UDUMBARA/
UDUMBARA's simply version of traditional reaware called ARVO (honoring Kultela Brickworks former owner Arvo Kankare) is sold at World of TRE, in Mikonkatu 6 , Helsinki .
UDUMBARA pottery products are made in Kallio, Helsinki, from genuine local clay from the Kultela Brickworks. The material gives the products a wonderfully rich earthy character. By choosing this local raw material Udumbara wants to emphasise the unique value of natural clay. Finnish natural clay is warm, homely and above all an ecological choice, because as a natural raw material it does not require complex processing and it is fired to a ready product at a low temperature.
“A piece of pottery is not beautiful and finished until it's used" — Eva Spoof
Local clay tea bowl with a golden rim. Photo courtesy of Nelli Kivinen /Nellikuvaa 2018
Living sculptures made with Kultela clay.
Eva Spoof / UDUMBARA pottery´s prooducts are all made from wild, natural clay from the small village of Kultela in Somero, Southwestern Finland.
The material gives the products a wonderfully rich earthy character. By choosing this local raw material Udumbara wants to emphasize the unique and ecological value of wild clay.
Earth-friendly pottery. Ecological luxury, tea art, sculptures, and flowerpots. Welcome to get acquainted with Finnish wild clay and sustainable pottery making at Udumbara by appointment www.udumbara.fi.
The studio also offers local clay workshops and Airbnb experiences. Udumbara flowerpots and green sculptures are available at Garden Kämp Gallery.
Photo courtesy of Nina Skogster/Distyle.
Welcome to visit UDUMBARA studio in Kallio, Helsinki, by appointment.
If you have an interest in sustainable ceramics, join our workshops or join the master class workshops I give at Iittala-Arabia Design center.
Here are me and Olga winter 2019.
Photo courtesy of Kavede.art
NID Showroom,
Estonian and Finnish sustainable design
Shoreditch Design Triangle,
London Design Festival,
32 Charlotte Road,
14 to 22 September 2019
